The Montreal, Quebec-based Women in Governance (WiG) organization has awarded Alstom Canada with Parity Certification ™ for its “commitment to gender equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace” in 2024. Parity Certification™
On March 14, before the funding deadline at midnight, the Senate passed H.R. 1968, the “Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025” to “avoid a shutdown and fund the government for the
Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) has honored Robert “Bob” Crawford of Oklahoma City, Okla., with the 2024 F. Tom Roberts Memorial Volunteer Award in recognition of his “outstanding dedication to railroad safety education.”
PSC Group (PSC), a provider of logistics and repair services to the chemical, refining, agricultural, and pulp and paper industries, on March 10 announced that it is expanding its railcar business through the acquisition of 32 Rescar operations located across the U.S. Founded in 1969, Rescar offers repair, inspection, cleaning, switching, and maintenance services for railcars and ISO containers.
California’s Caltrain has begun installing Herzog’s LiDAR and camera-based artificial intelligence (AI) system at its Churchill Avenue highway/rail grade crossing in Palo Alto to mitigate collisions between commuter rail trains and vehicles, people, or other objects, following an earlier installation at the Broadway Crossing in Burlingame.
Alongside Canada’s new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, Chrystia Freeland on March 14 was sworn in as Minister of Transport and Internal Trade in a ceremony presided by the Governor General, Her Excellency the Right Honorable Mary Simon, at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.
MXV RAIL R&D, RAILWAY AGE, MARCH 2025 ISSUE: MxV Rail has been investigating the root cause(s) of asymmetrically hollow worn wheels and will present details of this investigation during the 30th Annual AAR
Surface Transportation Board has elected to end litigation on the its Final Offer Rate Review (FORR) rule. Chairman Patrick Fuchs said on March 14 he will propose action for the full Board
Pinsly Railroad Company (Pinsly) elevates Steve Laird and Jared Sleeth to Vice President Commercial and Assistant Vice President Business Development, respectively. Also, Steve Levene joins Network Rail Consulting as Regional Director, Canada.
The city of Winter Haven, Fla., lands a $1.5 million grant to extend rail access within the Central Florida Integrated Logistics Park, which is served by CSX. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS)-partner The Anderson-DuBose Company breaks ground on a Tennessee distribution facility; and BNSF welcomes to its network ALCIVIA, which recently completed major construction milestones at its new train shuttle loading facility in Hager City, Wis.
The Ontario government has awarded the construction contract for the East Harbour Transit Hub in Toronto, an interchange station connecting to Metrolinx’s Lakeshore East and Stouffville GO commuter rail lines and providing access to the future Ontario Line subway and future Toronto Transit Commission streetcar extension.
With a three-mile rail line donation from Columbia Basin Railroad (CBRW), the Port of Moses Lake in eastern Washington state is advancing a project to boost rail capacity by constructing and rehabilitating approximately eight miles of rail corridor connecting the existing CBRW rail line in Wheeler to the Grant County International Airport (GCIA) and industrial land along the Wheeler Industrial Corridor.
Like many at BNSF, Locomotive Engineer KC Hill loves railroading. But there’s something unique that sets him apart—his seniority. That’s because Hill, based in Galesburg, Ill., has been railroading since 1957. That’s 67 years of service … and counting.
California’s High-Speed Rail (CAHSR) project is under attack from the U.S. Department of Transportation again. On Feb. 20, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called for an investigation of the project, which aims to
Patriot Rail Company, a U.S. operator of U.S. Class II and III freight railroads, transloading and other rail services, will partner with Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) to establish a new multi-commodity
Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) begins expanding its Hillcrest Complex to house new Alstom-built streetcars. Also, Chicago’s Metra considers renaming its regional/commuter rail lines; and Amtrak updates its mobile app for riders.
The National Railway Historical Society has kicked off its third annual recognition of a railroad’s historic preservation efforts. NRHS is again partnering with Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures to present the Outstanding Railroad Historic
Mother Nature unleashed her winter fury over the Canadian Family Day long weekend, and maintenance-of-way staff inside plows began flying down the railways on Tuesday morning (Feb.18) as a result of intense
It was strange to see in Railway Age an attack on New York City’s congestion pricing plan, “More Fun Times and Unintended Consequences Ahead?” by Financial Editor David Nahass. He dismissed the concept
